temperatures this morning. 42 in reisterstown. norrisville at 46 degrees. as we look at the winds they're calm right now but they will pick up throughout the day. 5 to 10 miles per hour. and maryland's most powerful radar dry right now. that's going to continue. lots of sunshine in the forecast for us. and here's a look at that planner as we will be seeing plenty of sunshine once again. you're waking up around 9:00 this morning, 54 kegs for a -- degrees for a temperature. 63-degrees by lunchtime. a beautiful day get out and enjoy it. let's get a check of the traffic now. good morning lynette. another beautiful day in store and fortunately your commute is looking pretty good so far. high speeds across the region. if you are traveling on 95, we're looking at 55 miles per hour on northbound at 195. no delays from elkridge all the way to downtown baltimore, through the fort mchenry tunnel as well as the harbor tunnel things are moving right along. on the beltway parkville at harford road, everything up to speed. you're looking at just an 11 minute ride normal drive time

from 95 all the way up to 83. on the west side at route 40 everything moving right along. no delays right now traveling the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that will take you just 12 minutes. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic report. an update to the story we brought you last night. 22 people are waking up without a home this morning after a fire in the remmington neighborhood. it took firefighters several hours to put out the flames. one firefighter had minor injuries, he was taken to the hospital and there are several businesses in the area that have been affected. a team was called in because of an auto repair shop with motor oil inside. sol pick change -- some big changes here in maryland. >> abc2 news linda so is here with the list of some of the bills but linda, where did it all start for the governor? >> reporter: he's going to be signing the bill to repeal the death penalty. it's a measure the governor pushed for. maryland now becomes the 18th

state to repeal capital punishment. the governor will also sign a stack of other bills, more than 200 that were passed this session. some of the other bills include grace's law aimed at cyber bullying, the law makes it a crime to bully anyone online who's under 18 years old. the bill was named after grace mccombeth who committed suicide after she was repeatedly harassed online. ray rice a huge antibullying advocate supported that legislation. also one that would legalize medical marijuana under limited circumstances. it would allow research centers to establish programs to dispense marijuana to sick parents. and it's unclear -- patients. it's unclear when the program will be up and running. the governor and senate president will be there today in annapolis at 10:30 this morning. tonight the basilica will keep the lights on in honor of the

bill signing. this, after they were learning their tap water is toxic. maryland department of the environment they say they tested the well water used by eight families and found levels of toxic industrial chemicals. the contamination appears to be from underground from a factory nearby. the department says they are providing the bottled water to families until deeper wells can be installed. according to published reports bge plans to ask for a rate increase by the end of june. that comes less than a year after it won approval for its last increase. thanks to a new law ending faa furloughs five towers will stay open. the bill which president obama signed into law yesterday leaves more than $30 million available for towers at small airports. now martin state airport in hagerstown regional eastern field, they won't have to be shut down. officials worry these closures

would back up flights at bwi. the move eases the fears. a story you will hear about all day and likely have a comment on. service dogs help disabled people every day. and that's the case for a minnesota truck driver who has difficulty hearing. >> yeah, he says however that when he was passing through howard county this week he was asked today leave a fast food chain because of his service dog. and since 2002 this guy named steve has traveled with his service dog snickers. after he finished eating at a laurel taco bell, the manager asked him to because dogs are not allowed. the police also asked him to leave because he was trespassing. >> i'm frustrated right now with the place. they knew this. they knew this and they said well we're here -- whose law? >> the e-mailed statement a spokeswoman for the howard county police department confirmed the incident did occur. federal law allows steve to use a service dog in public areas. and other news two sailors

face intoll vary manslaughter charges in the deaths of two divers at aberdeen proving ground. the nayry is not releasing the names of the two defendants but they belong to the same unit as the victims. they drowned february 26th while working on a superpond underwater testing facility. now the latest on the scandal rocking the distention center. the top three officials completed lie detector tests and within the next couple of days 65 others are expected to be tested as well. this comes after 13 guards were indicted and four of the guards are pregnant. allegedly by the same inmate a gang leader. now you can get all the updates on this story as they happen on air and on our website. abc2news.com/gangs, you can also follow us on twitter @abc2news just use the #gmm. a state department of corrections workers accused of arranging sex for cash is now out on bail. 26-year-old stephen haw kins is

out on bail. a man told police he met hawkins online and agreed to the sex for cash exchange. the victim told police hawkins left without paying. that's when the man says hawkins pulled a gun. he is on leave without pay this morning. what's going on the big picture today. we are see across the nation satellite and radar big picture you can see that line of snow and some showers and thunderstorms and all that's draped back from wisconsin into colorado right now. that will stay away from us. what we're going to be dealing with is plenty of sunshine throughout the day because we have an area of high pressure that's going to be moving in across the area keeping the showers at bay. temperatures this morning 44 degrees right now in towson. we're at 54 in baltimore city and 42 perry hall. through the rest of today which is what you can expect. 6:00 this morning nice and cool. mostly sunny. by 9:00 and by lunchtime today.

63-degrees. over to you. well, they may not have carried out the boston marathon bombings. >> but authorities now believe three other people did play a role. we're going to find out why the surviving bomb suspects' friends are now in custody. >> officials want to tackle bullying now. there's an app for that. we'll explain. >> charlie no delays here on 95 at caton avenue but we have a lot of construction taking place this morning. on 895. i'll let you know if it's causing delays coming up on "good morning maryland." ♪

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thanks for staying with us, the latest now in the boston marathon bombings investigation. authorities have three more people in custody today all charges with taking and disposing key pieces of evidence. the three people arrested are friends of the surviving billioning suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. authorities say after photos of the bombing suspects went public. one of the friends sent tsarnaev a text. the fbi affidavit says dzhokhar tsarnaev responded lol and later told them to take whatever he wanted from the room. the three men agreed to meet at czar tsarnaev's dorm room. the friends apparently dumped the backpack after learning tsarnaev was involved. if found guilty they could face five to eight years behind bars. everyone now coming together to help the victims of

the boston marathon bombing. kenny chesney charted a -- he has knee started a fund assisting the patient who is need amputations. it will help pay for proprosthetics, fittings ongoing care and physical therapy. proceeds from the sales of his song "speed the love" will go to the fund and people can also donate through the boston medical center website. also joining the effort to help those who've lost limbs. they're going to help pay for prosthetics not covered under insurance. the company plans to reach out to 29-year-old erika brannock. the towson preschoolteacher was near the finish line deeing on her mother when the bombs went off. in the days after the bombings doctors amputated her left leg. today the man accused of sending ricinlated letters to the president and other officials could find out if he's going to be released on bond. james dutschke is expected to be in court for a preliminary and detention hearing. authorities say that dutschke acceptability letters to president obama and u.s. senator and a mississippi judge. authorities say items tested in

dutschke's home and studio came back as pose sieve for ricin. two years ago today we learned osama bin laden was dead. may 2nd in pakistan when sale team 6 conducted the rail on the compound where bin laden was hiding out. president barack obama broke the news to the nation, that was a moment many of us do remember and of course one other memories you might have would be the celebration that took place outside the white house immediately after it. >> it was unterritoriable. all right time now for a check of the weather. yesterday was gorgeous. we deserve et because earlier in the week it was pretty nasty. lynette. what can they expect? >> they can expect lots of sunshine megan. that's for sure. you see that big h. in the middle of the screen? this is going to provide us with lots of sunshine through the rest of today. we do have a cold front back off towards the west the north and west of us. that's the one that's providing snow across many parts of the nation now. we're not going to be seeing that. it's may 2nd and this is really

unheard of for this time of the year. but throughout the day, as we go through tomorrow, this sunshine will continue so get out there and enjoy that because we can see the temperatures right now coming in at 41 degrees in parkton. 49 in annapolis and the in cambridge at 48 degrees. 9 centreville and good morning northeast you are at 46 degrees right now. as we look at abc2's most accurate future trend, follow the timeline, and what you see is not a whole lot of clouds. not a whole lot of precip and the terms of rain. we are just going to be dealing with lots of sunshine. that's going to continue so get out there and enjoy it. great day to get out there and do some gardening. this will continue through the weekend and then we'll see a little bit of change in the forecast as we go into saturday -- sunday evening rather into monday. but for today that temperature coming in at 69 degrees. mostly sunny, it is going to be nice. by tonight the temperature is at 47 degrees. mostly clear and it will be seasonable. and then check out the forecast for tomorrow. 68 degrees mostly sunny and

nice and comfortable. the seven day forecast will bring in the 70s as we head towards the weekend. and this is the towson town festival and we will be there. get out there and come over and say hi to the people at our booth and we'll say hi right back and the next chance for some showers work ware way in here toward the beginning of the week and they will linger into wednesday. a check now of the traffic with lauren. well, lynette we are off to a calm forecast and fortunately we have a calm commute to match. if you are traveling across the region, looking a at high speeds right now. the jfx free of delays from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. that stretch will take you the normal 11 minutes and everything is up to speed traveling on 95 through the fort mchenry tunnel. looking at 55 miles per hour northbound at 395. there is a lot of construction still taking place out on 895. northbound at the spur as well as potee street but it's not affecting traffic. 695 here's a live look at

burning highway. no problems getting across the question key bridge and as you do make the push on the outer loop up to parkville, it will take just 11 minutes to travel from the 95 all the way up to 83. and the west side going to be in great shape as welt. you're taking a live look here in pikesville at green spring avenue. just a 12 minute ride on the outer loop in 795 down to 95. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. howard county students are hoping a new app will help create a worry free school environment. the new tool allows students to anonymously report any bulling that happens online. here's how. beginning in the beginning of the 2013 school year, howard county the students are going to be able to download the app and fill out information card. the report will remain anonymous. your child won't have to worry about any type of retaliation. >> you can pretend to be texting someone on the phone or pretending to play a game on the phone. no matter where you are you can still report it. >> howard county officials are also launching a social networking campaign and

training adults who work with children. well, when it comes to crime in baltimore county, 2012 was one of the best years in three decades. the baltimore county police department looked at last year's crime stats and with 2011's numbers and fen against the live five years. the police chief johnson says all crimes are down about 7%. that being said, police say that they are seeing a bump in crime in the towson area specifically when it comes to thefts. animal shelters are constantly overcrowded with large dogs. does that mean that small dogs are finding homes? >> how some abandoned chihuahuas came from a long way away to find a new home here temporarily and how you can take advantage. >> plus a great day to head outside. you heard lynette say that. how baltimore city's mayor plans to kick off national bike month.

thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. when you think of overcrowded animal shelters you probably think of places like barks. they have a lot of pit bulls other big dogs but out west people are abandoning their small dogs at a really alarming rate. chihuahuas really need homes, as we report roosevelt leftwich. >> reporter: it's a very little dog with a very big problem. out west there are just way too many of them. and this living thing is treated by some folks as if

it's disposable. >> it's one shelter down there that has 850 dogs. and 350 of them chihuahuas. so -- that's a you know over two hours and i think it's a little bit to do with the hollywood people you know who have the pets. >> reporter: chihuahuas are put down every day. many others are abandoned or mistreated and still others once they grow up their care is just ignored. >> little bite mark stings and wounds on the ears. so who knows what you've been through. >> reporter: overall each dog is in relatively good health and has been spayed or neutered and some even chipped. both of them were a week away from the gas chamber when they got lucky. various rescue groups arranged for them to be flown here to ellicott city. after all the poking and prodding now have a future. a chancing to dobbs to live and -- to be dogs and live and grow and be a companion to someone

who really wants them. the dogs were barely out of the crates when people started to show up. some are here to foster home, others are looking to actually adopt with larger dogs in most of shelters here, for folks who want a small dog, well, this is a treat. >> i love them. i just think they're fantastic dogs. so much fun and they're portable. >> reporter: roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> now the dogs are so cute. they're definitely going to get homes let's hope so at least. if you're interested in adopting one. there's a process. there's a $300 adoption fee and that helps with the cost of bringing those dogs here to maryland. so all you have to do is call small miracles dog ask cat rescue. it's (410)274-3530. you know it would be a good name for one of the dogs megan? foxy. >> foxy. >> foxy little dogs to baby fox. this is pierce, he is alive this morning thanks to the efforts of the joppa magnolia volunteer fire company. they noticed the little guy was limping and they took him to

the fire house with them completely disregarding he is after all a wild animal and took care of him. now they took pierce to a vet yesterday and next he's going to be moved to phoenix wildlife center and you can find that in baltimore county. five things to know. today crews at the one world trade center they plan to raise the final sections of the spire on top of the building. the sections 17 and 18 will be raised. the final piece of the spire will be installed at a ceremony at a later date. the doj is now appealing to the federal judge's ruling ordering regulators to provide emergency contraception to women of all ages. it comes a day after the fda allowed the manufacturers to make the plan b. able to girls 15 and older without a prescription. it's all for a job fair aimed at helping veterans get ployed. several companies will be on hand that job fair runs from 11:00 in the morning until 3:00

this afternoon. the university of maryland has teamed up for food flight. it's to help fight childhood obesity. that brings fun filled stages and performances to kids. teaching them how to drop the junk food and make healthy eating a bit more fun. the groups can perform at the southwest baltimore charter school at 10:00 a.m. today you can celebrate with a ride around the mayors. the mayor and -- lake. the mayor will kick off the event at 5:00 at lake montebello drive. the o's continue the west coast swing tonight. this is the longest road trip of the year for the orioles but they're hoping they have better luck in anaheim against the angels. they spit the bit last night throwing on the mound and at the plate. all night. falling to seattle and losing the series overall two games to three. final score 8-3. ryan sheen lasted just four innings and zach clark made his major league debut and it was not a

happy one. gave up three runs in relief. a student from several anne arundel county high schools will be treated to a private screening of the movie "42." it will bed hosted by -- will be hosted by the mlb this morning. it's happening in lincecum. before the movie former orioles' pitcher ken dixon will speak to students. speaking of jackie robinson and the o's on the west coast we're now getting into baseball weather. >> all right let's find out how it's going to look for today especially for those kids heading to the bus stop. >> all right megan, here's that bus stop forecast for you because we are looking excellent for the kids headed out the school this morning. yes it's going to be cool but we're nice and seasonable once again. the temperature at 48 degrees and by this afternoon, the kids coming home, temperature at 9 degrees. -- 69 degrees. nice and mild. the one thing is the sunshine for today that we won't get rid of. so the first bell temperature at 57 degrees and mole skies

even -- mostly sunny skies even at recess with the temperature at 63. let's get a check of the traffic now with lauren. we're all loving it here. if you are in baltimore county this morning, there's nothing to get in the way on 83. here's a live look in hunt valley at shawan road. everything is up to speed from the maryland and pennsylvania state line all the way down to the beltway. it will be clear on the jfx and downtown. white marsh, a live look at 95 at route 43, no problems traveling to route 43 from harford county and once you get to the harbor tunnel throughway. just seven minutes to travel to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza. 695 in great shape. 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. and the west side nice and calm it will take them typical 12 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down 95. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. stay with us, there's much more coming up. you're warming "good morning maryland."

pepsi is pulling a mountain dew ad after getting serious backlash from online viewers. >> one critic is calling this arguably the most racist commercial in history. others say it depicts violence to women. we're going to show you jus a clip. take a look. >> just point to it. >> you have been in an accident from a player. >> he's wearing the doo rag. >> the ad depicts a severely battered woman on crutches

looking at a police lineup. the lineup is made up of five african-american males and a ghost. the goat taunts the victim until she runs out yelling i can't do this. the cop by the way is drinking mountain dew. >> the actors are members of the hip hop group odd future. pepsi is taking the heat. the company has since apologized for the ad and removed it from all mountain dew channels saying this morning -- they say we apologize for the video and take full responsibility. we removed it. blah blah blah. "good morning maryland" at 5:00 begins right now. 2 # people forced to find a place to stay after fire rips through their apartment. the businesses also impacted by this damage. saying no to bullying, there's an app for that. we're going to take a look at a new program in howard county and how it works. you struggle to fall asleep to you take a -- so you take a sleeping